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all-around

[awl-uh-raund] / ˈɔl əˌraʊnd /
ADJECTIVE
multifaceted
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ADVERB
in all places
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Wyatt Mosher was 13, a seventh-grader in northwest Michigan and an all-around athlete who competed in football, wrestling, basketball, track and archery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Everyone indulged in prodigious scenery-chewing, eschewing any subtlety that Puccini built into this tear-jerking piece in favor of all-around bludgeoning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

As a senior, he wants to take his skills to another level, using his size and improved speed to become an all-around back, whether running, blocking or catching passes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

So when the 21-year-old took the acclaim of an ecstatic Emirates Arena crowd after being announced as the Glasgow 2026 all-around champion, it was all he had ever dreamed of and so much more.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

A former all-around world aerobatics champion, she was qualified to pilot 20 types of aircraft.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson


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